Dear lybrateuser,
- Symptoms of dengue include fever, headache especially behind eyeballs, muscle & joint pain, weakness, stomachache, nausea, body rash, in severe cases bleeding from internal organs & organ failure
- normally the person recovers with bed rest, oral fluids, tablet Paracetamol for fever & bodyache & proper diet, in case of severe disease hospitalization is required
- it can be prevented by avoiding breeding & bite of the carrier mosquito, avoid accumulation of water in drains, containers, old tyres, flower pots, unused overhead tanks, apply mosquito repellant gel/ cream on exposed parts, do mosquito proofing of house by wire mesh, use mosquito net whole sleeping, wear trousers & long sleeve shirt to prevent bite by the mosquito, spray / fumigate surrounding areas of the house with anti mosquito chemicals.